Posted August 27, 2009 at 20:19 (General)
There's an old adage that goes, Life Is Too Short To Drink Cheap Wine.
I enjoyed a nice supper this evening with my friend LaPlage (we have names for each other). After work we headed over to Ruby Tuesday's with the intention of having the salad bar - yes we were going to be good. But somehow our work day got the better of us and we decided to treat ourselves. We don't do this often enough - you know?
So yes, we ordered the salad bar but we also ordered dessert - with instructions to bring the dessert first. What a wonderful, guilty pleasure to start with something sweet! LaPlage ordered their Blondie (a white brownie with a scoop of ice cream) while I had the Chocolate Tallcake. Let me be the first to say that we got plenty of looks from the other diners who probably felt we were setting a bad example for their children. Who cares? says I. At my age I believe I've earned the right to have dessert first. And those other folks can always point to us as a 'bad' example. I should point out that we did truly have a couple of passes at the salad bar and that made us feel virtuous indeed.
So the next time you're feeling stressed, go out and eat your dessert first; just don't make it a habit. You'll feel so much better.
Posted by Marion at 20:19 2009-08-27 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
Assistance from My Dad
Posted August 21, 2009 at 16:02 (General)
The current story line I'm working on is based in part on long-past family members. Much of it I recall from things I learned as a child but there are parts of it that I was never told for various reasons. As I approached the telling of certain events I figured I would have to be creative at filling in the blank spots. Once I began, however, things took quite a different turn.
I found myself writing without hesitation about events I should have not had first hand knowledge of. Only when my fingers had produced six typewritten pages did I stop. Reading back over 'my' work I realized that the only person who had knowledge of the scene I was creating would have been my dad.
Now, my dad received his angel's wings back in 2001 but I know for certain that he has been around whenever I write. I can feel his presence and there are times when I've heard a whisper saying, 'no, it didn't happen like that at all' or 'what your thinking of didn't happen that year' and things like that.
So, for me to write what I did yesterday I know it had to come from my dad. No question about it. It almost felt as though he was writing this part of the story through me. It gave me a feeling of comfort to know that he is around and that he is interested in what I write.
Posted by Marion at 16:02 2009-08-21 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
Welcome!
Posted August 20, 2009 at 11:06 (General)
At last I can welcome everyone to my 'official' blog. I've been trying for over a year to blog in various places and connect them to my old website. Always had a problem doing that. But now that I have a real webmaster who has granted me these things like a story-book godfather, it is all in one place. I hope you all enjoy the look and feel of my website as much as I do.
For those of you on Facebook, please click through (see the Links page) to my page on Facebook and become a fan. I know, its a real challenge to admit that you're a fan of my writing but it would mean so much to me.
I am still hard at work on Oak Cliff. This book means a lot to me because some of the characters are based on family members. By no means is this an easy book for me to write and I can only handle a small amount of writing each day. This book will be dealing with some serious issues, among them dementia. So please be patient - I hope you'll think the wait was worthy of the outcome.
Valley Memories gives me so much joy to write. If you've missed the column, or live in an area outside of the Naugatuck Valley, we've added previous columns here on the website. I would strongly suggest, however, that you subscribe to The Valley Times since my columns are accompanied by old photos of the Valley that you won't want to miss.
God bless all my readers!
Have a sparkling day!
Marion
Posted by Marion at 11:06 2009-08-20 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
Blogs Coming Soon
Posted August 18, 2009 at 19:15 (General)
New blog posts will be coming soon. Stay tuned!
Posted by Marion at 19:15 2009-08-18 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (1)
